Display container



Nov. 11, 1947.. R GUYER l2,430,609

DISPLAY CONTAINER Filed Jan. 24, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Nov. 11', 1947.R. GUYER 2,430,609

DISPLAY CONTAINER Filed Jan. 24, 1944 42 sheets-sheet 2 14 MEQ-@HlPatented Nov. 11, 1947` UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DISPLAY CONTAINERReynolds Guyer, St. Paul, Minn., assigner to Waldorf Paper ProductsCompany, St. Paul, Minn., a corporation of Minnesota Application January24, 1944, serial No. 519,493

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f transmitted to the articles supported. A container having an outersubstantially rectangular wall composed of two spaced parallel wallmembers has been found elective in preventing breakage of such articles.

It is the purpose of the present invention to provide a display cartonof the type described which utilizes less paper and which requires lesswaste than other similar I am familiar. Most such cartons are formedhaving an integral bottom and side wall construction, the side wallsbeing foldably connected to the bottom panel. The provision of a doublethickness wall necessitates wall forming aps or flanges of considerablelength, thus leaving notched corner portions in the carton blank whichare Waste stock. My construction eliminates much of this previouslyencountered difliculty.

A further feature of the present invention lies in the fact that thebottom wall is formed of one piece ol stock while the side walls areformed 'of one or two stri-ps of stock requiring little waste. As aresult most of the stock from which the blank is cut isutilized in thewall construction.

A further feature of the present invention resides inthe fact that thebottom panel of the container may be formed of corrugated board or thelike, if it is so desired. Thus with my carton construction theundersurface of the box is protected as well as the side walls thereofand a sudden shock or blow against the bottom wall will not be directlytransmitted to the contents of the box.

A further feature of the present invention resides in the fact that mydisplay cartons may be assembled in flat formation, the side walls beingformed by gluing the stock into tubular form and the bottom panels beingnaturally of flat formation. As a result the display cartons may beshipped in unassemfbled form, utilizing but little shipping space, andmay be quickly assembled into display form in a short period of time.

containers with which 'I'hese and other objects and novel features of myinvention will be more clearly and fully set forth in the followingspecification and claims.

In the drawings forming a part of my specification Figure 1 is aperspective view of my display carton showing the construction thereof.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the carton shown inFigure 1.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the carton, the position of thesection being indicated by the line 3-3 of Figure 2. y

Figure 4 is a blank showing the manner in which two adjacent side wallsof the carton may be formed.

Figure 5 is a diagrammatic plan view of the blank forming the containerbottom.

Figure 6 is a diagrammatic view of the side wall structure folded intotubular formation and lying substantially at. l

Figure 7 is a modied form of construction in which all four walls of therectangular blank are formed in a single elongated strip.

The display carton A is composed of a side wall structure indicated ingeneral by the letter B, and a bottom panel indicated in general by theletter C. These two structures are assembled together and connected toform the display carton having an open top, a closed bottom, and doublethicknesside walls.

The side wall structure B is illustrated diagrammatically in'Figure 4 ofthe drawings. In the fonm of construction illustrated in Figures 1through 6 of the drawings the side wall structure is disclosed as beingformed of two parts connected together at diagonally opposite corners.Each Wall forming section includes an outer side wall panel I0 foldablyconnected to an outer end wall panel II by a fold line I2. A locking tabI3 is foldably connected along the line I4 to the end wall panel I I.The locking tab I3 is provided with opposed notches forming shoulders I4arranged to lock in a slot I5 near the end of the side wall panel Ill ofthe cooperating wall structure section.

Top flanges or panels I6 and I1 are connected along the aligned foldlines I9 and 20 to the side wall panel I Il and the end wall panel II,respectively. An inner side wall panel ZI is connected to the top panelI6 along the fold line 22, while the inner end wall 23 is connected tothe top panel I'I along the fold line 2 A side wall structure bottompanel 25 is connected to the outer side wall IIJ along a fold line 26. Abottom wall or panel 21 is connected to the 3 end wall I l along thefold 1ine`29. Thus the panels I6, I6, 2| and 25'form a substantiallytubular side wall structure while the panels I I, I1, 23 and 21 form asubstantially tubular end Wall structure.

In order to hold the variousA panels described in the tubular formationI provide an overlapping glue ap 39 connected to the bottom panel 25 anda glue flap 3I connected to the bottom end panel 21. The overlappingpanel 30 is connected to the bottom panel 25 along a series of alignedfold lines 32. Between the spaced aligned fold lines 32 are providedtongues 33 which are formed by cutting the stock forming the flap 30along lines spaced from, but parallel to the fold lines 32. The ends ofthe cut lines forming the tongues 33 extend to the fold lines 32 so thatwhen the glue flap 30 is folded along the fold lines 32 the tongues 33remain coplanar with the bottom panel 25, while the glue flap 30 isprovided with apertures from which the tongues 33 have been cut.

The glue flap 3| is similarly connected to the bottom panel 21 alongspaced aligned fold lines 34. These fold lines 34 are connected by a cutline 35 which is oi-set from the fold lines 34 and which is connected atits ends thereto. Thus a tongue 36 is formed which remains coplanar withthe bottom panel 21 when the glue flap 3| is folded with respectthereto, and the glue flap 3| is provided with an aperture from whichthe tongue 36 was cut.

The bottom panel C comprises a flat sheet of suitable stock which may,if desired, comprise a sheet 31 of corrugated board or the like. Tongues39 project outwardly from the y.opposed ends of the sheet and spacedtongues 40 project from the side edges of the sheet 31. The tongues 39are of proper dimension to iit in the apertures produced by cutting thetongues 36 from the glue naps 3i. The tongues 40 are of proper dimensionto vlit in the apertures formed by the cutting of the tongues 33 fromthe glue flap 3D.

In the formation of the carton it is usual practice to cut crease thealigned fold lines 22 and 24 and the aligned fold lines 26 and 21 asindicated by the dotted lines. The remaining fold lines I9 and 20 and 32and 34 .are merely creased. As a result the blank folds most readilyalong the cut creased fold lines indicated by the dotted line tosimplify the' folding operation during the gluing of the carton. Thepanels 25 and 21 together with the attached glue flaps 3|) and 3l arefolded along the fold lines 26 and 29 to overlie the side wall panelsIll and |I. The panels 2| and 23 are then folded along the fold lines 22and 24, re

spectively to overlie the glue flaps and are adhered thereto. Thus asshown in Figure 6 of the drawings, the side wall structure B is foldedin tubular formation.

When it is desired to assemble the display container for use the sidewalls are folded into hollow formation with the vertical walls and thehorizontal walls extending at substantially right angles. The two wallforming sections may then be connected together by inserting the lockingtongue I3 of one section in the receiving slot I5 in the other section.The thus assembled side wall structure B is folded about the base panelC so that the tongues 39 and 40 are engaged in the apertures formedV bycutting the tongues 33 and 36. The tongues 33 and 36 then underlieportions of the bottom panel 31 in the manner best illustrated inFigures 2 and 3 of the drawings and the tongues 39 and 40 engage intheir respective apertures. The remaining locking tongue I3 is thenengaged in its receiving slot I5 and the display container is inreadiness for use.

It will be noted thatlthe inner side wall panels 2| and 23 are not aswide as the outer side walls I0 and Il so that the inner side wallsterminate above the upper level of the panel 31 when the carton isassembled. The base panel 31 holds the side walls in proper relationshipwhile the side walls are held in hollow tubular form by their connectionwith one another and with the bottom panel.

In Figure '1 of the drawings I disclose a modified form of side wallstructure indicated in general by the letter D. This structure isidentical to the construction previously described with the exceptionthat all of the side walls of the container are connected in a singleelongated strip. The end wall outer panel 4| is connected to the sidewall outer panel 42 along a fold line 43. The end wall 44 is connectedto the side wall panel 42 by the fold line 45. The end wall panel 44 isconnected to the side wall panel 46 along the fold yline 41. A lockingtongue 49 is connected along the fold line 50 to the end wall panel 4Iand this locking tongue 49 is engageable in the slot 5I to hold the endsof the side wall structure in proper formation.

Top wall panels 52, 53, 54, and 55 are connected to the outer wallpanels 4I, 42, 44, and 46 respectively, along aligned fold lines.indicated by the numeral 56. Inside wall panels 51, 59, 60 and 6I areconnected to the top panels 52, 53, 54, and 55 along aligned fold lines62. The inner wall panels are shorter in length than the outer wallpanels and the top panels are cut along diagonal lines to form miteredcorners.

Bottom wall panels 63, 64, 65, and 66 are connectedto the side wallpanels 4I, 42, 44 and 46 along aligned fold lines 61. Glue flaps 69, 10,1I,

.and 12 are connected to their respective bottom panels along4 alignedfold lines 13. Ears 14, identical to the ears 33 and 36 are formedadjacent the fold lines 13 in order to provide apertures in the glueflaps as described in connection with the side wall structure B. Theseapertures inthe side walls are for receiving the ears or tongues 39 and40 on the bottom panel 31. 1

The side Wall structure D is erected by folding the structure along thecut crease fold lines 62 and 61` and adhering the glue iiaps 69, 19, 1|and 12 to the inside of the inner wall panels 51, 59,

60 and 6I. In assembling the box the side wall members are folded intohollow tubular crosssection and the locking ap 49 is engaged in the slot5| to hold the parts assembled,

It will be noted that goods placed within the display carton areprotected by the double side walls and a, sudden shock or blow againstan outer panel of the side wall structure will not be directlytransmitted to the goods, By providing a sheet of corrugated board orthe like to serve as the bottom panel 31 the goods are likewiseprotected from shock in this direction. The top of the carton is openfor display purposes and may be covered in any suitable manner if it isto be transported while filled, The cover sheet may be of such nature asto protect the contents of the carton.

In accordance with the patent statutes, I have described the principlesof construction and operation of my display carton, and while I haveendeavored to set forth the best embodiments thereof, I desire to haveit understood that obvious changes may be made within the scope of 2. Adisplay carton including side wall sections Vfoldably connectedtogether,l said side wall sections being substantially tubular incross-section and having upper and lower panels connected by inner andouter side wall panels, the connection between said upper, lower, andside wall panels being along fold lines, tongues formed integral withthe lower panels and formed by cutting into the inner side wall panels,apertures in the inner side wall panels formed by cutting said tonguestherefrom, said tongues lying coplanar with said lower panels, a, basesheet overlying said tongues and resting thereupon, said base sheetbeing encircled by said side wall sections.

3. A display carton including side wall sections falda-bly connectedtogether, said side wall sec-- tions being substantially tubular incross-,section and having upper and lower panels connected by inner andouterside wall panels, the connection between said upper, lower, andside wall panels being along fold `lines, tongues formed integral withthe lower panels and formed by cutting into the inner side wall panels,apertures in the inner side Wall panels formed by cutting said tonguestherefrom, said tongues lying coplanar with said lower panels, a basesheet overlying said tongues and resting thereupon, said base sheetbeing encircled by said side wall sections, and tongues on said basesheet extending into said apertures.

4. A display carton comprising a series of hollow tubular Wall sectionsfoldably connected together along mitered corners, each wall sectioncomprising in cross-section upper and lower wall panels, and inner andouter connecting wall panels foldably secured thereto, tongues formedintegral with the lower panels by cutting into the inner wall panels,said tongues extending coplanar with the lower panels and leavingapertures in the inner wall panels, and a base sheet resting upon saidtongues and enclosed by said wall sections. y

5. A display carton including tubular wall sec- /tions foldablyconnected together, each wall section comprising upper and lower panelsand inner and outer wall panels foldably connected thereto, tonguesconnected to the lower panels and cut from the body of .the inner wallpanels, said tongues extending coplanar with the lower panels, a basesheet encircled by said wall sections and resting upon said tongues, andlocking means connecting the ends of said wall sections to lock saidwall sections encircling said base sheet.

REYNOLDS GUYER.

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